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Watkins Mill High School Locked Down For Person Possibly Carrying Gun: Police (DEVELOPING) Watkins Mill High School Locked Down For Person Possibly Carrying Gun: Police (DEVELOPING)
Watkins Mill High School Locked Down For Person Possibly Carrying Gun: Police (Developing) A Maryland high school was put on lockdown after a person was apparently seen with a firearm Wednesday morning, Jan. 24, police said. Watkins Mill High School in Gaithersburg was locked down after the weapon was reported, Montgomery County Police said shortly after 11 a.m. Watkins Mill High School is on lockdown for the report of a person believed to have a firearm. More information will be released when it's available. pic.twitter.com/rt3bOc4278 — Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) January 24, 2024 The school remained locked down as of around 11:40 a.m. as officers inve…

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by Valerie Musson
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Watkins Mill High School On Lockdown After Student Fight Watkins Mill High School On Lockdown After Student Fight
Watkins Mill High School On Lockdown After Student Fight A Montgomery County high school went into a brief lockdown following a fight between students, authorities announced. Watkins Mill High School was placed on lockdown the morning of Thursday, March 30 after two students got into a fight on school property. The pair were identified by officials and one was taken into custody. Following an investigation, the shelter-in-place was lifted shortly after the incident. No injuries have been reported at this time.

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by Annie DeVoe
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Montgomery County Schools Lift Shelter-In-Place After Shooting Suspect Detained Montgomery County Schools Lift Shelter-In-Place After Shooting Suspect Detained
Montgomery County Schools Lift Shelter-In-Place After Shooting Suspect Detained A shelter-in-place order for five separate Montgomery County schools has been lifted after a suspect behind a nearby shooting was taken into custody, police confirm. The shelter-in-place order was officially lifted around 2:45 p.m., Tuesday, March 7 after taking effect a little more than an hour earlier following a shooting that left two people injured. The Montgomery County Department of Police advised that these schools were in a shelter-in-place due to the reported shooting: Watkins Mill High School; Watkins Mill Elementary School; Montgomery Village Middle School; Whitestone Elementa…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Montgomery County Schools Shelter-In-Place Amid Police Investigation (DEVELOPING) Montgomery County Schools Shelter-In-Place Amid Police Investigation (DEVELOPING)
Montgomery County Schools Shelter-In-Place Amid Police Investigation (Developing) Several schools in Montgomery County were instructed to shelter-in-place following a police investigation in the village.  At approximately 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7, the Montgomery County Department of Police advised that these schools were in a shelter-in-place due to a reported shooting that injured at least two people: Watkins Mill High School; Watkins Mill Elementary School; Montgomery Village Middle School; Whitestone Elementary School; Stedwick Elementary School. Update: The five schools are still in shelter-in-place. MCPD has secured the area. #MCPNews #MCPD pic.twitter.com…

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by Zak Failla
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Naked, Covered In Blood: Navy Corpsman Fesses Up To Watkins Mill High School Grad's Slaying Naked, Covered In Blood: Navy Corpsman Fesses Up To Watkins Mill High School Grad's Slaying
Naked, Covered In Blood: Navy Corpsman Fesses Up To Watkins Mill High School Grad's Slaying A Virginia man who was found naked and covered in blood after dragging his victim’s dead body out of his own Washington, DC apartment in 2019 has admitted to his crime, authorities said.  Collin Potter, 30, of Quantico, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed for the butchering of Vongell Lugo on Jan. 6, 2019, in which Potter stabbed his victim 42 times, federal officials said. The incident began at approximately 4 a.m. when the two were together in Lugo’s Garfield House apartment on Wisconsin Avenue, police said. Potter — who according to NBC Washington and the Navy Ti…

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by Zak Failla